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we want egypt to be based on the values of the revolution, to not ban people based on gender or religion. egypt's battle over beards highlights the intense conflict that came after the revolution between islamists and secularists. fueling the conflict? deep-seeded mistrust on both sides. >> you wouldn't trust it? >> no. >> came world famous blogging about human rights in egypt. convinced bearded officers are on a mission to islamtize the police force. >> i will not be comfortable if the cop who stops me and asks me for my car license is a bearded guy. i will never be comfortable. >> egypt's bearded officers insist all they want is to serve on a secular force while honoring islam. this dilemma is one of many challenges for a young revolution struggling to create a democracy where secularists and islamists can live side by side. reza sayah, cnn, cairo. >> duchess kathrine says she wants a boy. >> but prince william -- the gender we're talking about. >> and reminder to watch cnn's new show "the lead with jake tapper" starting today at 4:00 eastern. >> we look forward to him promoting us, do
we want egypt to be based on the values of the revolution, to not ban people based on gender or religion. egypt's battle over beards highlights the intense conflict that came after the revolution between islamists and secularists. fueling the conflict? deep-seeded mistrust on both sides. >> you wouldn't trust it? >> no. >> came world famous blogging about human rights in egypt. convinced bearded officers are on a mission to islamtize the police force. >> i will not be...
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tolerant society, other syrians who believe all syrians should be treated equally without respect to their religion or ethnicity, are starting to push back in some instances. there is a great deal of concern. i want to assure you, i mentioned i have met people from the pre syrian army, and we have highlighted the worries of minority groups and christians, not that we are against the sunni majority of syria. we are not. the minorities are nervous and there might -- their rights must be protected and respected. we hear good things from them. i can tell you for example that they have met christian leaders from some of the communities in syria and have told us afterwards that their meetings were populated. we have to keep pushing in that direction. >> thank you. if you could touch on the chemical weapons issues. was called a red line and there have been reports as recently in the last 24 hours about what is actually happening on the ground, whether they have been used, whether they will be used. if you could just talk about what the administration is doing to prevent the transfer of these .eapons to gr
tolerant society, other syrians who believe all syrians should be treated equally without respect to their religion or ethnicity, are starting to push back in some instances. there is a great deal of concern. i want to assure you, i mentioned i have met people from the pre syrian army, and we have highlighted the worries of minority groups and christians, not that we are against the sunni majority of syria. we are not. the minorities are nervous and there might -- their rights must be protected...
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supporting the segment of population who are secular in their outlook, who believe that the separation of religion from the state is the salvation of the country, that is the natural ally of the united states, not the islamic side. i think there should be more support for the politics of secularism in iraq. it would not be wrong. in fact, i would say and be necessary and highly desirable for the americans to support their natural allies, which i happen to believe represent the future of iraq and i myself am part of, at a personal level. so, there is this conflict, and this conflict is not resolved on the boards. the outcome of this will depend on how much the united states is willing to put into the right factors to get iraq moving in the right direction. if they fail, it will be very unfortunate, but the people who will pay the price will be the people of iraq and american interests in the region. >> very quickly, the european perspective on the u.s.-iraq relationship. >> i think many people looking at that relationship feel that the u.s. wants to forget about iraq, start looking at it through th
supporting the segment of population who are secular in their outlook, who believe that the separation of religion from the state is the salvation of the country, that is the natural ally of the united states, not the islamic side. i think there should be more support for the politics of secularism in iraq. it would not be wrong. in fact, i would say and be necessary and highly desirable for the americans to support their natural allies, which i happen to believe represent the future of iraq...
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supporting the segment of population who are secular in their outlook, who believe that the separation of religion from the state is the salvation of the country, that is the natural ally of the united states, not the islamic side. i think there should be more support for the politics of secularism in iraq. it would not be wrong. in fact, i would say and be necessary and highly desirable for the americans to support their natural allies, which i happen to believe represent the future of iraq and i myself am part of, at a personal level. so, there is this conflict, and this conflict is not resolved on the boards. the outcome of this will depend on how much the united states is willing to put into the right factors to get iraq moving in the right direction. if they fail, it will be very unfortunate, but the people who will pay the price will be the people of iraq and american interests in the region. >> very quickly, the european perspective on the u.s.-iraq relationship. >> i think many people looking at that relationship feel that the u.s. wants to forget about iraq, start looking at it through th
supporting the segment of population who are secular in their outlook, who believe that the separation of religion from the state is the salvation of the country, that is the natural ally of the united states, not the islamic side. i think there should be more support for the politics of secularism in iraq. it would not be wrong. in fact, i would say and be necessary and highly desirable for the americans to support their natural allies, which i happen to believe represent the future of iraq...
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so until we kind of break down those things, we can actually use religion. we can use god to remind people just where we stand as a party and actually expand our fold amongst the african-americans and hispanic communities which as we know we did so poorly with them in the last couple election cycles. we need to get them back and get in front of them. and we have a hook here. we just need to break down some of those other barriers so they'll given to us on those social issues. >> hogan, i like your pragmatism. we can use god. and i'm just teasing. i know you didn't mean it that way, it just came out funny. gay marriage. when hogan makes this point, no social issues can help us with african-american/hispanic voters because of religious conservatives. what about gay marriage? 53% of people think that should be okay. and that's shifting around this country. i think we all can acknowledge there has been a tipping point. i don't know when it's going to become overwhelming, but looks like it's going that way. how can a party win when they're going to say no to an i
so until we kind of break down those things, we can actually use religion. we can use god to remind people just where we stand as a party and actually expand our fold amongst the african-americans and hispanic communities which as we know we did so poorly with them in the last couple election cycles. we need to get them back and get in front of them. and we have a hook here. we just need to break down some of those other barriers so they'll given to us on those social issues. >> hogan, i...
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and is very, in her later years, she spends a lot of time reminiscing and reflecting on the role of religion and it's very much an important piece for her. >> next up is nick in prince frederick, maryland, hi, nick. >> first of all, thank you for this great program. i'm glad you are part of it. we have links to louisa catherine here. her uncle was one of maryland's first governors. the most we have is what of our town centers, we have a plaque. and a book where you get an impression of louisa catherine that she is very involved in the politics of washington. you don't get the sense of whether it is just a surface or whether her words are contributing to the compromises that are made during that time. would you mind commenting on those two things? >> that is louisa catherine's birth family. in maryland? do you know of them? >> her family was from maryland. her father was born in maryland. that is very important because that is how she makes her claim that she is an american. i met the war in london, but my father is an american. her uncle was the first governor of maryland. so, she has an imp
and is very, in her later years, she spends a lot of time reminiscing and reflecting on the role of religion and it's very much an important piece for her. >> next up is nick in prince frederick, maryland, hi, nick. >> first of all, thank you for this great program. i'm glad you are part of it. we have links to louisa catherine here. her uncle was one of maryland's first governors. the most we have is what of our town centers, we have a plaque. and a book where you get an impression...
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it's a part of the three great religions -- judaism, christianity, and islam -- that trace their origins to abraham, and see jerusalem as sacred. and it's a story that's inspired communities across the globe, including me and my fellow americans. in the united states -- a nation made up of people who crossed oceans to start anew -- we're naturally drawn to the idea of finding freedom in our land. to african americans, the story of the exodus was perhaps the central story, the most powerful image about emerging from the grip of bondage to reach for liberty and human dignity -- a tale that was carried from slavery through the civil rights movement into today. for generations, this promise helped people weather poverty and persecution, while holding on to the hope that a better day was on the horizon. for me, personally, growing up in far-flung parts of the world and without firm roots, the story spoke to a yearning within every human being for a home. [applause] of course, even as we draw strength from the story of god's will and his gift of freedom expressed on passover, we also know that
it's a part of the three great religions -- judaism, christianity, and islam -- that trace their origins to abraham, and see jerusalem as sacred. and it's a story that's inspired communities across the globe, including me and my fellow americans. in the united states -- a nation made up of people who crossed oceans to start anew -- we're naturally drawn to the idea of finding freedom in our land. to african americans, the story of the exodus was perhaps the central story, the most powerful...
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supporting the segment of population who are secular in their outlook, who believe that the separation of religion from the state is the salvation of the country, that is the natural ally of the united states, not the islamic side. i think there should be more support for the politics of secularism in iraq. it would not be wrong. in fact, i would say and be necessary and highly desirable for the americans to support their natural allies, which i happen to believe represent the future of iraq and i myself am part of, at a personal level. so, there is this conflict, and this conflict is not resolved on the boards. the outcome of this will depend on how much the united states is willing to put into the right factors to get iraq moving in the right direction. if they fail, it will be very unfortunate, but the people who will pay the price will be the people of iraq and american interests in the region. >> very quickly, the european perspective on the u.s.-iraq relationship, emma. >> i think many people looking at that relationship feel that the u.s. wants to forget about iraq, start looking at it thro
supporting the segment of population who are secular in their outlook, who believe that the separation of religion from the state is the salvation of the country, that is the natural ally of the united states, not the islamic side. i think there should be more support for the politics of secularism in iraq. it would not be wrong. in fact, i would say and be necessary and highly desirable for the americans to support their natural allies, which i happen to believe represent the future of iraq...
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religion is a river of gold as the saying goes. we get more it's obvious that when a country's native sons defend it things go better and they're always better than an occupier. and invader always has trouble understanding the country they occupy and as the air proverb says no one knows the roads of mecca better than its own inhabitants limit that shout but if i have it. it's this is. the main prayer takes place in the hussein most. the him i'm sermons a political resonance and a broadcast throughout iraq and the shia world and. the shias today are imposing their numbers and their power. in the prayers always and with cries to the glory of the prophet hussein the son of ali allegedly designated by mohammed to be his only successor you know that there. was. many on the underside a million shias were detained and many of them were assassinated and thrown into mass graves and then and i myself your servant spent twelve years in iraqi jails about my family only received news of me one or two years after i was released. i was even afrai
religion is a river of gold as the saying goes. we get more it's obvious that when a country's native sons defend it things go better and they're always better than an occupier. and invader always has trouble understanding the country they occupy and as the air proverb says no one knows the roads of mecca better than its own inhabitants limit that shout but if i have it. it's this is. the main prayer takes place in the hussein most. the him i'm sermons a political resonance and a broadcast...
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certainly doesn't do it for religious reasons it's obvious he does it mostly for money because our religion does not tolerate all these crimes the only motive for these crimes is money and they're ordered from outside to kill our best people have any of us. in the city center the mosque still bears the name of the man who built it was saddam hussein an. idealist come to pay a final homage to his murdered friend i am on april second two thousand and twelve kemi runs a holiday in a journalist for a local t.v. station was killed instantly when his car exploded i and my. i am a relaxing evening along the banks of the tigris overseen by the palace of the local hero saddam. saddam was always surrounded by members of his own tribe and many here miss the man who built a sunni state much to their advantage. to kill injure or kill the americans didn't come here to look for weapons of mass destruction nor to hunt down certain are saying they came to rob us and to kill us asian iraq it was a unified country but at the moment when they arrived at the americans that triggered divisions by creating ethnic
certainly doesn't do it for religious reasons it's obvious he does it mostly for money because our religion does not tolerate all these crimes the only motive for these crimes is money and they're ordered from outside to kill our best people have any of us. in the city center the mosque still bears the name of the man who built it was saddam hussein an. idealist come to pay a final homage to his murdered friend i am on april second two thousand and twelve kemi runs a holiday in a journalist for...
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alcoholism should actually religion or and we know in the united states between four hundred five hundred thousand people a year die from tobacco abuse and so we tax both those products to discourage their use it's increasingly looking like the number of people in the united states every year who die from consuming. high sugar soft drinks is probably on the bottom end thirty to forty thousand on the high end for five hundred thousand but it's it's in that range of tobacco and alcohol should we start to have seen this it's sugar and i mean it i mean with diabetes i mean there's a lot of people who do things they shouldn't do right what is going to have on the lord sugar it isn't a part of living in these by the way tom our companies who are our tax paying companies who are employing people and they're living within the law to have the right operate american heart association says one hundred eighty thousand deaths well it's world wide but they want you to come driving due to the seriousness of the problem but women the tobacco supporters said to america you know they're starting with us to
alcoholism should actually religion or and we know in the united states between four hundred five hundred thousand people a year die from tobacco abuse and so we tax both those products to discourage their use it's increasingly looking like the number of people in the united states every year who die from consuming. high sugar soft drinks is probably on the bottom end thirty to forty thousand on the high end for five hundred thousand but it's it's in that range of tobacco and alcohol should we...
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ethnic affiliations their religion and what they've suffered during the past ten years. the situation in the country is better than the fool we do have a problem that is violent there are lots of explosions everything is ok except the bombing it's not. the way things are today suffering. groups of fracturing this democracy. we would feel free to go out and return safely. but there's no guarantee that i'll come home so as you heard there the one thing that does seem to unite iraqis today is fear fear of when the next explosion or attack may come. the u.s. led offensive championed the goal of freeing iraqis from saddam hussein's tyranny and protecting the world from his alleged weapons of mass destruction so it was saying was toppled but no w m d's of course all of that is really takes a look at the troubled legacy of the war. what for the thinking then and what do they think now those are the questions that many people want to ask those in power who made the decision to invade iraq ten years ago r.t. did just that pose in several uncomfortable questions to those who voted
ethnic affiliations their religion and what they've suffered during the past ten years. the situation in the country is better than the fool we do have a problem that is violent there are lots of explosions everything is ok except the bombing it's not. the way things are today suffering. groups of fracturing this democracy. we would feel free to go out and return safely. but there's no guarantee that i'll come home so as you heard there the one thing that does seem to unite iraqis today is fear...
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ethnic affiliations their religion and what they've suffered during the past ten years but let's hear from the residents in their own words so they can explain how they feel about the conflict and the situation now it's quite mixed as you will hear. the situation in the country is better than the fool we do have a problem that is violent there are lots of explosions the reality is that in the last ten years the country has improved everything is ok except the. way things are today we are suffering all iraqi groups are fracturing. this democracy there are only explosions shootings and kidnapping. we think we would feel free to go out and return so. i can leave but there's no guarantee that i'll come home. so as you heard there the one thing that does seem to unite iraqis today is fear fear of when the next explosion or attack. when you talk of fear lucy but what about how do people actually have any hope things might get better. if the desire for the situation to improve but unfortunately at the moment many people are pessimistic iraq is currently facing a massive political crisis atta
ethnic affiliations their religion and what they've suffered during the past ten years but let's hear from the residents in their own words so they can explain how they feel about the conflict and the situation now it's quite mixed as you will hear. the situation in the country is better than the fool we do have a problem that is violent there are lots of explosions the reality is that in the last ten years the country has improved everything is ok except the. way things are today we are...
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on shia my husband a sunni muslim had now after the war the two religions can't intermarry anymore that at the end of it that's when it wasn't the case before and what was important was that people loved each other and what's the distinction between shia and sunni of sydney it's shameful treating people this way in iraq with all muslims there was . so much a muslim man asks for the hand of a muslim woman according to islamic tradition by fear and that's all but i think how it was at the end of the war that this division appears shia sunni. but yet now we've come to threats was headed how does a sunni there nary a shiite is that we're seeing as we look at this what if the alternative is to get divorced or die you know if you don't agree to get divorced you risk death you could think you're going to have a ship next in our neighborhood they shot a woman in front of her husband and children for the unique reason she was shia and he was sunni said that you know she. this morning i'm not just leaving baghdad i'm fleeing baghdad. but the city gates the soldier who checks out passports tells u
on shia my husband a sunni muslim had now after the war the two religions can't intermarry anymore that at the end of it that's when it wasn't the case before and what was important was that people loved each other and what's the distinction between shia and sunni of sydney it's shameful treating people this way in iraq with all muslims there was . so much a muslim man asks for the hand of a muslim woman according to islamic tradition by fear and that's all but i think how it was at the end of...
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wouldn't occur in syria which has just as many complications in terms of sectarianism and and different religions and different people the rebel opposition has close links with al-qaeda groups do we want to help bring them to power and then we can be supporting moloch a state terrorist a thug a dictator as well as. those who is technically on the state department's designation of official terrorist organizations. going into syria would be such a disaster that it's almost unspeakable and the fact that people like douglas and other interventionist yes i'll use that word again claim that we ought to be going in and doing something about syria as if we can and if we ought to and as we have the legal and moral authority to proves that the lessons of iraq have not fully been learned ok douglas please reply you know it's always nice when you can call your opponent name and put a label on him look at you know what syria shows us is that iraq's problems were really of its own making saddam hussein you know representing a minority of the iraqis his minority sect faction ruled over iraq once he was gone and
wouldn't occur in syria which has just as many complications in terms of sectarianism and and different religions and different people the rebel opposition has close links with al-qaeda groups do we want to help bring them to power and then we can be supporting moloch a state terrorist a thug a dictator as well as. those who is technically on the state department's designation of official terrorist organizations. going into syria would be such a disaster that it's almost unspeakable and the...
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which they would simply by getting rid of the leader doesn't bring a kind of peace and quiet no you got religion as a teacher of a different medias come in and that's in all these mediterranean countries when you hear william hague talking about owning rebel crates and making sure that it gets into the right hands will i think are doing exactly the mistake well the certainly in regard to syria there is u.n. resolutions to try in the system help the revelation rather than get rid of saddam by a factor of elites almost meaning the same so what you've got is a kind of civil war going on between those it's the center of what my top of the in the middle east well in reality we're going to have to live let in the people decide what they're going to do any you have to in syria in libya i mean the interesting thing is tony blair got gadhafi to drop. he's best man to nuclear would we invaded wouldn't nations have gone in libya they feel they got the bomb. because when they know when the lesson is learned like in iran if you want real security have the bomb and then we say if you're honest the bombed our
which they would simply by getting rid of the leader doesn't bring a kind of peace and quiet no you got religion as a teacher of a different medias come in and that's in all these mediterranean countries when you hear william hague talking about owning rebel crates and making sure that it gets into the right hands will i think are doing exactly the mistake well the certainly in regard to syria there is u.n. resolutions to try in the system help the revelation rather than get rid of saddam by a...